
Mental Coffee Break
-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- Smile glued on, battery low Laugh at jokes I already know Nod my head like I’m still here But my soul left hours ago Small talk hits like spam in my brain “Tell me more” — please don’t explain Every question feels like debt Every “how are you?” unpaid -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- I love you all, just… not today Or tomorrow. Or this decade. -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- Put me on airplane mode forever If I vanish, it’s for the better Unread messages piling high Like trophies for how hard I try I’m not mad, I’m just on mute Social battery: absolute zero, reboot If silence is rude, then fine I’ll be the villain who’s offline -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- Group chat screaming, phone vibrates Every ping another tiny weight “Where you at?” — I’m at the edge Of throwing this thing in a lake I rehearse replies I won’t send Ghost my friends, call it self-defense If being alone is selfish crime Arrest me now, I’m doing time -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- I need some space, for my own sake Consider this a mental coffee break -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- Put me on airplane mode forever If I vanish, it’s for the better Unread messages piling high Like trophies for how hard I try I’m not cold, I’m over-stimmed Too many voices under my skin If quiet is a red flag sign Then paint my whole life offline -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- I don’t hate you, I just hate everyone equally Including me, especially me Send love, thoughts, and prayers But please… don’t send me there -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=- Put me on airplane mode forever Let the world spin without my tether If I come back, don’t ask me why I needed space just to survive I’ll recharge in the dark somewhere No small talk, no eye contact stares Call me distant, call me rude I’m not lost — I just unplugged from you -=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-☕-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-


